Wednesday, April 8, 2009
It is a welcome trend to see that the University and its students have embraced the green movement, taking the three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) and applying them in full-force. Next year wind energy will help power Anschutz Library, and beginning this fall, 15 elliptical machines at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center will turn the energy exerted by active students into electric power. A new student group, KU Students for Bar Recycling, has made notable progress in raising awareness about recycling in the Lawrence community.
Andrew Stanley, Overland Park senior and president of KU Students for Bar Recycling, said the group established partnerships with local bars to increase the recycling of aluminum, cardboard, glass and plastic. Students for Bar Recycling’s vision is that one day there will be local and state legislature support for a viable bar and restaurant recycling service through more recycling bins and pickup routes downtown, Stanley said.
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Attend KU Students for Bar Recycling’s Green Pub Crawl on April 17
More information on the club can be found on its Web site.
The club’s April 17 Green Pub Crawl will have participating bars recycling materials all night in order to raise awareness. The project will show how much accumulates in one night up in a landfill. Stanley said the group had received positive feedback from Abe & Jake’s, Replay Lounge, Jackpot and the Eldridge.
“Once we have collected evidence that implementing a bar recycling program is possible, we plan on going to the city to pass a city ordinance requiring bars to separate their waste,” Stanley said. “There is a need for a convenient and frequent recycling pick up service, especially downtown.”
According to the KU Environmental Stewardship Program’s Web site, glass from Lawrence is sent to Okmulgee, Okla., where it can be turned into tile, insulation or glass bottles, among other products. Aluminum cans sent to Topeka can be turned into beverage cans, furniture, pans and more. Stanley said Cans for the Community, a non profit organization that provides financial support to other non-profit organizations in the area by recycling aluminum containers, generated a significant amount of money through its bins at Replay Lounge. He said the group was planning on adding new locations to the program, specifically places such as Jo Shmo’s and The Wheel, which sell high volumes of aluminum cans.
To reduce the amount of waste at house parties, Stanley suggested that students take their own mugs to keggers instead of using disposable cups. He also suggested drinking tap beer in reusable glassware rather than in cans. Students should endorse this movement to green-up local drinking establishments by supporting the bars that are taking steps to recycle the mass quantity of glass bottles and aluminum cans used by thirsty party-goers every weekend.
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